As you may already know there are four basic and primary compass points which are listed below and in addition, I have also appended a Shona meaning right next to them:
Example Usage #1:
Now Let's Look At Shona Words That Refer To Other Basic Directions:
Below Are Other Intermediate Points Of The Compass:
- North — Mawodzanyemba or Maodzanyemba
- East — Mabvazuva or Mabvirazuva
- South — Chamhembe
- West — Madokero or Mavirira
Example Usage #1:
- The enemies are coming from the north — "Vavengi vari kuuya kubva kumaodzanyemba."
- The sun always rises from the east — "Igaroziva zuva rinobuda kumabvazuva."
- Nex oan e fram di south side — "Mufesi uyu anobva kuchamhembe."
- Mek wi guh toward de west -- "Handeyi so, takananga kumavirira."
- Person 1 — "A yuh ah traveling mahn?" → "Uri murume ari murwendo here?"
- Person 2 — "I dey travel fram west fi east" → "Ndiri murwendo kubva kumavirira ndichienda kumabvirazuva."
Now Let's Look At Shona Words That Refer To Other Basic Directions:
- Up — Kumusoro
- Down — Kuzasi, Kudzasi or *Kudhaza (slang)
- Front — Kumberi
- Behind — Kumashure, Kumasure
- Left — Kuruboshwe
- Right — Kurudyi
- Near — Pedyo or Padyo
- Far — Kure, or *Kachana (slang)
- Inside — Mukati
- Outside — Panze, Kunze or *Awezi (slang)
Below Are Other Intermediate Points Of The Compass:
- North-northeast — Mawodzanyemba akakwidza-kumabvazuva
- Northeast — Pakati pemawodzanyemba nemabvazuva
- East-northeast — Mabvazuva akakwidza-kumabvazuva
- East-southeast — Mabvazuva akadziva-kumabvazuva
- Southeast — Pakati pechamhembe nemabvazuva
- South-southeast — Chamhembe chakadziva-kumabvazuva
- South-southwest — Chamhembe chakadziva-kumadokero
- Southwest — Pakati pechamhembe nemadokero
- West-southwest — Madokero akadziva-kumadokero
- West-northwest — Madokero akakwidza-kumadokero
- Northwest — Pakati pemaodzanyemba nemadokero
- North-northwest — Mawodzanyemba akakwidza-kumadokero
